Frequently Asked Questions

Absolutely. And unlike all other gym wipes, Vapor Fresh® Gym Wipes will not cause any damage to the local ecosystem when it's thrown out. Other gym wipes contain quats or phenols, which take a long time to degrade and are highly toxic to aquatic life.

Vapor Fresh® Gym Wipes are EPA registered to kill 99.99% of bacteria, fungi, viruses and other germs. This is very different then brands such as Gym Wipes Professional from 2XL Corp, which are only meant to clean debris and sweat from surfaces but not disinfect germs. It's important to keep your members and staff safe from MRSA and other contagious germs by making sure to use an EPA-registered disinfecting gym wipe.

Yes! Vapor Fresh® Gym Wipes use citric acid to disinfect, which less corrosive on fitness equipment than the ammonias and phenols used by other wipe brands. By using Vapor Fresh® Gym Wipes, you won't have to re-upholster your benches and replace treadmill handles as often! Check out our guide to properly maintaining gym equipment for more tips.

Monk Wipes are typical quaternary ammonium wipes. Like all other gym wipe brands, they make the same wipes and just slap a different label on them. On the other hand, Vapor Fresh® Gym Wipes are the first and only gym wipes to use citric acid as the disinfectant, making Vapor Fresh® cheaper, stronger, safer and greener. Monk Wipes claims to "kill bacteria in 15 seconds*", but the asterick leads you to fine print saying that while they can kill a few strains of bacteria in 15 seconds, it takes 10 minutes to 99.99% disinfect a surface. Monk Wipes are also very expensive and you only get 800 wipes per roll. This is all in comparison to Vapor Fresh® Gym Wipes which are EPA-registered to disinfect surfaces 99.99% in just 5 minutes, twice as fast as Monk Wipes. And with 1,200 wipes on each roll, Vapor Fresh® Gym Wipes provide more bang for your buck.

Gym Wipes 2XL are also basic quaternary ammonium wipes. Like other gym wipe manufacturers, they make the same gym wipes and just slap a different label on them. Vapor Fresh® Gym Wipes are the first and only gym wipes to use citric acid as the disinfectant, making Vapor Fresh® cheaper, stronger, safer and greener. 2XL Corp sells a few different versions of wipes, but only one disinfecting version. When comparing our wipes to 2XL, make sure to compare only the disinfecting version, as the weaker sanitizing wipes and the nonactive wipes will not provide enough cleaning power to disinfect gym equipment. Gym Wipes 2XL are very expensive. If you compare how much each wipe cost, you'll see that your money will go much further with Vapor Fresh® Gym Wipes. Gym Wipes 2XL also take 10 minutes to 99.99% disinfect a surface, while Vapor Fresh® Gym Wipes work twice as fast, keeping your gym cleaner and safer.

Zogics Wipes are also typical quaternary ammonium wipes. Like all other gym wipe manufacturers, they make the same gym wipes and just slap on a different label. In comparison, Vapor Fresh® Gym Wipes are the first and only gym wipes to use citric acid as the disinfectant, making Vapor Fresh® cheaper, stronger, safer and greener. Zogic sells a number of different types of wipes, but only one is a registered disinfectant. Anything less than a disinfectant will not be strong enough to disinfect gym surfaces and will fall short of keeping a gym clean. Even when you compare the Zogics Disinfecting Gym Wipe to Vapor Fresh® Disinfecting Gym Wipes, you'll see that Zogics is a lot more expensive and not as effective. There are 50% more wipes on a roll of Vapor Fresh® Gym Wipes compared to a roll of Zogics Gym Wipes, allowing you to get much more bang for your buck.